LAFAYETTE – The Southeastern Louisiana University golf team posted scores of 287 and 293 on Monday to finish at 580 after 36 holes and in fourth place at the 25th annual Louisiana Classics held at Oakbourne Country Club.

The Lions, ranked No. 48 in the latest GolfStat rankings, posted the second-lowest score in the opening round before falling eight strokes behind first-day leaders Tulsa, Illinois and LSU.

Freshman Philipp Westermann continued his stellar start for Southeastern, firing a 3-under-par 69 in the opening round before a 1-under 71 in the second. Westermann, who has posted a pair of top-five finishes in as many events, finished at 140 for the day and trailed Scott Langley of Illinois by four shots.

Cedric Scotto recorded a 3-under 69 in the opening round on the par 72, 7,141-yard course before carding a 1-over 73 in the nightcap to finish in an eighth-place tie at 142. Freshman Alvaro Arizabaleta (74-72-146) was tied for 24th place while James Taverner (75-77-152) was tied for 55th place and Patrick Solberg (79-82-161) was tied for 81st.

Freshman Rhys West, competing as an individual and not on the Lions' five-man lineup, posted rounds of 74 and 80 to finish tied for 68th.

Southeastern finished seven shots ahead of Houston and UAB while Colorado (588), Southern Miss (588), Texas State (592) and SMU (592) rounded out the top 10.

Final round action is scheduled for Tuesday beginning at 8 a.m.

2010 LOUISIANA CLASSICS
March 8-9, 2010
Lafayette, La. (Oakbourne CC)
Par 72, 7,141 yards

TEAM SCORING
T1. Tulsa 289-283-572
T1. Illinois 284-288-572
T1. LSU 295-277-572
4. Southeastern 287-293-580
T5. Houston 297-290-587
T5. UAB 293-294-587
7. Colorado 293-295-588
8. Southern Mississippi 294-296-590
T9. Texas State 296-296-592
T9. SMU 299-293-592
T11. Memphis 289-304-593
T11. New Orleans 297-296-593
13. UALR 295-301-596
14. Louisiana-Lafayette 302-296-598
15. Kansas 299-301-600

SOUTHEASTERN INDIVIDUALS
T2. Philipp Westermann 69-71-140
T8. Cedric Scotto 69-73-142
T24. Alvaro Arizabaleta 74-72-146
T55. James Taverner 75-77-152
T68. Rhys West (I) 74-80-154
T81. Patrick Solberg 79-82-161

I – Competing as an individual